WOW!

Hockey is coming home... and Ireland are through to the World Cup finals. "Gillian Pender scored the decisive penalty to send Graham Shaw's side through to the final after both sides were inseparable after 60 minutes of normal time," reports RTÉ. https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/1025754071020527616 You can watch the historic moment here: https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/1025753896679960576 Ireland's fairytale run continues apace and they will now face either The Netherlands or Australia in the last round of the competition. https://twitter.com/RTEsport/status/1025756720641892353 Against Spain they had taken the lead 1-0 but their opponents equalised meaning it came down to penalties. https://twitter.com/SimonHarrisTD/status/1025753544903847937 They had earlier this week beaten India in the quarter-finals also in a thrilling penalty shootout. https://twitter.com/conoroneill15/status/1025755047433568256 Ireland were ranked just 16th in world prior to the tournament but will take their place in the final two in what is a magnificent achievement for this team. https://twitter.com/ParaicJoyce/status/1025755011815489536